Lexie Krauss

Hello! While I’m new to agenting, I’m no stranger to the publishing world. I graduated from Mills College with a degree in English/Creative Writing and have worked as a bookseller for several years. I joined Marsal Lyon in 2022, and after learning from the very best, I’m overjoyed to announce that I’m currently accepting queries!

In general, I’m seeking adult fiction across genres, with strong voice, evocative settings, and rich prose.

WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR:

• Upmarket and Book Club Fiction
• Speculative Fiction/Magical Realism
• Literary Suspense/Horror
• Historical Fiction
• Diverse and Own Voices
• Women’s Fiction

WHAT I LOVE IN A STORY:

• Grounded Speculative Fiction, Fantasy, and Sci-Fi with very strong ties to our real world—Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries, Half a Soul, Dark Eden, Outlander
• Historical Fiction with unique settings or time periods, especially ones that explore diverse or underrepresented experiences—Moloka’i, The Hacienda, Untamed Shore, Vampires of El Norte, Whiskey When We’re Dry. I especially love California stories and Latinx representation
• Atmospheric settings with lush description and prose, and a very strong sense of place—Southern Gothic, Americana, etc. Or stories that heavily feature travel and destinations
• Stories that engage with themes of nature/wilderness, humanity/human evolution, history/culture, and family/generational trauma—The Clan of the Cave Bear, Birnam Wood, The Bear, The Only Good Indians, The Vaster Wilds, Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance
• Stories that blend genres and defy expectations, that stick with you long after you put them down

WHAT I’M NOT LOOKING FOR:

• YA/MG
• Nonfiction
• Whodunnit mysteries or police procedural thrillers
• Most High Fantasy
• Most RomComs
• Most WWII settings

A FEW OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER):

Michael Crichton, Emma Cline, Jean M. Auel, Sylvia Moreno Garcia, Ann Patchett, Mona Awad, Alma Katsu, T. Kingfisher, Kurt Vonnegut, Ruth Ozeki, Max Brooks, Eleanor Catton

Submission Guidelines

If you think your manuscript would be a good fit, you can query me by following this link:

[Query Lexie Here]

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